Fletcherizing

Example Sentences

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At one chew per second, the Fletcherizing of a single bite of shallot would take more than 10 minutes.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2013

“Who has time for this?” was the reaction of Jaime Aranda-Michel, a gastroenterologist with the Mayo Foundation, when I called to ask him about Fletcherizing.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2013

Now with Fletcherizing you have a perfectly good handle, but you know very well that you can't cut a tree down with only an axe handle.

From How to Eat A Cure for "Nerves" by Hinkle, Thomas C. (Thomas Clark)

For one day, two days, Etienne stood at the window, Fletcherizing his finger nails and shrieking and moaning at the monotony.

From Waifs and Strays Part 1 by Henry, O.

Many consider that the chief advantage of Fletcherizing is that it makes a person eat less.

From How to Add Ten Years to your Life and to Double Its Satisfactions by Curry, S. S. (Samuel Silas)